[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 1327 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1327

 To reauthorize the public and Indian housing drug elimination program 
   of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 23, 2009

  Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mr. Menendez) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, 
                       Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the public and Indian housing drug elimination program 
   of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public and Indian Housing Crime and 
Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SHORT TITLE.

    (a) In General.--The Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination 
Act of 1990 is amended by striking the chapter designation and heading 
and all that follows through section 5121 (42 U.S.C. 11901 note; 102 
Stat. 4301; 104 Stat. 4245) and inserting the following:

   ``CHAPTER 2--PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING CRIME AND DRUG ELIMINATION 
                                PROGRAM

``SEC. 5121. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This chapter may be cited as the `Public and Indian Housing Crime 
and Drug Elimination Program Act'.''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in any Federal, State, tribal, or 
local law (including regulations) to the ``Public and Assisted Housing 
Drug Elimination Act of 1990'' (42 U.S.C. 11901 et seq.) shall be 
considered to be a reference to the ``Public and Indian Housing Crime 
and Drug Elimination Program Act''.

SEC. 3. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.

    Section 5124(a)(6) of the Public and Indian Housing Crime and Drug 
Elimination Program Act (42 U.S.C. 11903(a)(6)) (as amended by section 
2(a)) is amended by striking ``treatment programs;'' and inserting the 
following: ``treatment programs, except that the activities conducted 
under any such program and paid for, in whole or in part, using a grant 
provided under this chapter may only include--
                    ``(A) providing access to treatment for drug abuse 
                through rehabilitation or relapse prevention;
                    ``(B) providing education regarding the dangers and 
                adverse consequences of drug use or violent crime;
                    ``(C)(i) assisting drug users in discontinuing drug 
                use through an educational program; and
                    ``(ii) if appropriate, referring the users to drug 
                treatment programs;
                    ``(D) providing after-school activities for youths 
                for the purpose of discouraging, reducing, or 
                eliminating drug use or violent crime by youths;
                    ``(E) providing capital improvements for the 
                purpose of discouraging, reducing, or eliminating drug 
                use or violent crime; and
                    ``(F) providing security services for the purpose 
                of discouraging, reducing, or eliminating drug use or 
                violent crime;''.

SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS.

    Section 5125(a) of the Public and Indian Housing Crime and Drug 
Elimination Program Act (42 U.S.C. 11904(a)) (as amended by section 
2(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the subsection designation and heading and 
        all that follows through ``To receive a grant'' and inserting 
        the following:
    ``(a) Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--To receive a grant'';
            (2) in the first sentence, by inserting a comma after ``an 
        Indian tribe'';
            (3) in the second sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``Such application'' and inserting 
                the following:
            ``(2) Inclusion of plan.--An application under paragraph 
        (1)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``around of the housing'' and 
                inserting ``around the housing''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Development; agreements.--Each plan submitted under 
        paragraph (2) shall--
                    ``(A) to the maximum extent practicable, be 
                developed in coordination with relevant local law 
                enforcement agencies and other local entities involved 
                in crime prevention and reduction; and
                    ``(B) include an agreement between the applicant 
                and the Office of Policy Development and Research under 
                which the applicant shall work cooperatively with the 
                Office in carrying out section 5129.''.

SEC. 5. REPORTS.

    Section 5127 of the Public and Indian Housing Crime and Drug 
Elimination Program Act (42 U.S.C. 11906) (as amended by section 2(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Effectiveness Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date 
of enactment of the Public and Indian Housing Crime and Drug 
Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report that includes--
            ``(1) aggregate data regarding the categories of program 
        activities that have been funded by grants under this chapter;
            ``(2) promising strategies relating to preventing and 
        reducing violent and drug-related crime in public, Indian, and 
        federally assisted low-income housing derived from--
                    ``(A) a review of existing research; and
                    ``(B) evaluations of programs funded by grants 
                under this chapter that were conducted by--
                            ``(i) the Office of Policy Development and 
                        Research; or
                            ``(ii) grantees;
            ``(3) the means by which the strategies described in 
        paragraph (2) have been incorporated into--
                    ``(A) guidance provided to applicants under this 
                chapter; and
                    ``(B) regulations promulgated pursuant to this 
                chapter; and
            ``(4) any statutory changes recommended by the Secretary to 
        increase the effectiveness of grants provided under this 
        chapter.''.

SEC. 6. OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH REVIEW AND EVALUATION 
              PLAN.

    The Public and Indian Housing Crime and Drug Elimination Program 
Act (as amended by section 2(a)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 5129 (42 U.S.C. 11908) as 
        section 5130; and
            (2) by inserting after section 5128 (42 U.S.C. 11907) the 
        following:

``SEC. 5129. OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH REVIEW AND 
              EVALUATION PLAN.

    ``(a) Review.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Office of Policy Development and 
        Research established pursuant to section 501 of the Housing and 
        Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z-1) shall conduct 
        a review of existing research relating to preventing and 
        reducing violent and drug-related crime to assess, using 
        scientifically rigorous and acceptable methods, any strategies 
        that--
                    ``(A) have been found to be effective in preventing 
                and reducing violent and drug-related crime; and
                    ``(B) are likely to be effective in preventing and 
                reducing violent and drug-related crime in public and 
                federally assisted low-income housing.
            ``(2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of the Public and Indian Housing Crime and Drug 
        Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, the Secretary 
        shall publish a written report describing the results of the 
        review under paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Evaluation Plan.--
            ``(1) In general.--On completion of the review under 
        subsection (a)(1), the Office of Policy Development and 
        Research, in consultation with housing authorities, social 
        scientists, and other interested parties, shall develop and 
        implement a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of each 
        strategy (including new and innovative strategies and existing 
        strategies) funded under this chapter that have not previously 
        been subject to a rigorous evaluation methodology, as 
        determined by the Office.
            ``(2) Methodology.--The plan developed under paragraph (1) 
        shall require each evaluation carried out pursuant to the plan 
        to use a rigorous methodology, particularly random assignment 
        (where practicable), that is capable of producing 
        scientifically valid knowledge regarding which program 
        activities are effective in preventing and reducing violent and 
        drug-related crime in public and other federally assisted low-
        income housing.''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 5130 of the Public and Indian Housing Crime and Drug 
Elimination Program Act (as amended by sections 2(a) and 6(1)) (42 
U.S.C. 11908) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this chapter--
            ``(1) $240,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
            ``(2) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
            ``(3) $265,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
            ``(4) $285,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and
            ``(5) $310,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Set-aside for Office of Policy Development and Research.--Of 
the amounts made available for each fiscal year to carry out this 
chapter, not less than 2 percent shall be made available to the Office 
of Policy Development and Research to carry out section 5129.''.
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